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r129sl said:
Bargain fast, comfortable, capable, discreet estate car here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-E430-elegance-...
If that is as good as he says that's a bit unreal isn't it ? Non rusty ? Showroom condition ?What does 'E430 V8 estate I think ' mean ?!
My 190 is off to Glasgow to a transmission specialist tomorrow (if my Man deems it time to fulfil his promise to collet it!). I do now have memories of the previous owner saying that it was a good idea to occasionally top up the diff oil. I never have. I want the transmission investigated as a whole anyway. It's a nice old 2.6 which I really enjoy pootling about in: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
There's a particularly good RR thread on an X5 4.8is, (V8 Bike Bus, https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... with some serious care being taken on it, although the 4.4 seems plentiful and in range without issue.
Are they s
t? Assume usual 4.4 woes, and heavier, and council etc.
There is an E70 shape 4.8 for not far off thread top, but lists non functioning vanos among many other things.
Are they s
t? Assume usual 4.4 woes, and heavier, and council etc.There is an E70 shape 4.8 for not far off thread top, but lists non functioning vanos among many other things.
Sterillium said:
0a said:
I had one of these in 4.0l straight six guise, and used it to ferry dogs, boats and general crap around... I have a Range Rover now for the same general duties and yet, I really miss the old Jeep, it was like a comfy armchair and no matter how hard I beat it, I couldn't kill it.
It was lovely to see the attachment the thread has for r129sl's battleship yesterday. I feel very fortunate to get the chance to spend a few days driving it.
... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
Northbrook said:
It was lovely to see the attachment the thread has for r129sl's battleship yesterday. I feel very fortunate to get the chance to spend a few days driving it.
... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
r129 kindly let me drive it - it's a great car. Totally unlike modern diesels (even 6 cylinder diesels). It's like a ship or a plane. Gathering speed in a gradual way before feeling like it's ready for a long journey for a long time. ... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
I'd be interested to compare this car against my similar year, tiny mileage (by comparison - 73k) petrol 320 on a long, high speed run. I bet r129's car would feel younger in most important ways.
Northbrook said:
It was lovely to see the attachment the thread has for r129sl's battleship yesterday. I feel very fortunate to get the chance to spend a few days driving it.
... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
Hull with pictures of you getting totally hammered on the ferry, into Amsterdam for a large bag of brownies and other snacks and energy drinks followed by a warp drive to Cannes in one hit all on dashcam, speeding fines to follow for the owner lol... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
Not in budget but I am driving this this week and suspect it will find some thread love:
5.3L V8 mated to a lazy automatic transmission. Three rows of seats and still space for loads of luggage. The computer shows it has averaged 20MPG (US) over its 7000 mile life, which is amazing for what has to be a 4 tonne car.
It has loads of great features, the best being the drivers seat vibrates if you are about to crash into something. I am not so sure it would be much use in the UK but for the roads (and parking spaces) over here it is perfect.
Ben
5.3L V8 mated to a lazy automatic transmission. Three rows of seats and still space for loads of luggage. The computer shows it has averaged 20MPG (US) over its 7000 mile life, which is amazing for what has to be a 4 tonne car.
It has loads of great features, the best being the drivers seat vibrates if you are about to crash into something. I am not so sure it would be much use in the UK but for the roads (and parking spaces) over here it is perfect.
Ben
BigBen said:
Not in budget but I am driving this this week and suspect it will find some thread love:
5.3L V8 mated to a lazy automatic transmission. Three rows of seats and still space for loads of luggage. The computer shows it has averaged 20MPG (US) over its 7000 mile life, which is amazing for what has to be a 4 tonne car.
It has loads of great features, the best being the drivers seat vibrates if you are about to crash into something. I am not so sure it would be much use in the UK but for the roads (and parking spaces) over here it is perfect.
Ben
A recovery company someone I know works for has a Ford F150 Super Duty. Apparently it's fine on motorways, borderline scary on B roads and near impossible to drive on country roads.5.3L V8 mated to a lazy automatic transmission. Three rows of seats and still space for loads of luggage. The computer shows it has averaged 20MPG (US) over its 7000 mile life, which is amazing for what has to be a 4 tonne car.
It has loads of great features, the best being the drivers seat vibrates if you are about to crash into something. I am not so sure it would be much use in the UK but for the roads (and parking spaces) over here it is perfect.
Ben
0a said:
Northbrook said:
It was lovely to see the attachment the thread has for r129sl's battleship yesterday. I feel very fortunate to get the chance to spend a few days driving it.
... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
r129 kindly let me drive it - it's a great car. Totally unlike modern diesels (even 6 cylinder diesels). It's like a ship or a plane. Gathering speed in a gradual way before feeling like it's ready for a long journey for a long time. ... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
I'd be interested to compare this car against my similar year, tiny mileage (by comparison - 73k) petrol 320 on a long, high speed run. I bet r129's car would feel younger in most important ways.
Just get to each place ASAP to enjoy the food and wine. Pre-book restaurants if poss. Tabacs can be great fun too.
GTI16V said:
r129sl said:
Bargain fast, comfortable, capable, discreet estate car here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-E430-elegance-...
That's fabulous 
BigBen said:
Not in budget but I am driving this this week and suspect it will find some thread love:
5.3L V8 mated to a lazy automatic transmission. Three rows of seats and still space for loads of luggage. The computer shows it has averaged 20MPG (US) over its 7000 mile life, which is amazing for what has to be a 4 tonne car.
It has loads of great features, the best being the drivers seat vibrates if you are about to crash into something. I am not so sure it would be much use in the UK but for the roads (and parking spaces) over here it is perfect.
Ben
I think they’re just about the perfect car for a road trip in US or Canada - certainly for a family, perhaps the SWB cousin if 2 up. 3 weeks in a Suburban led to the purchase of our GL (as big as you’d want in the UK!) and then 3 weeks in a Yukon XL across western Canada reinforced the view. Pretty well built, with hefty suspension components, and well equipped. It’ll never happen, but if I lived over there I’d think of nothing else as the first car purchase. 5.3L V8 mated to a lazy automatic transmission. Three rows of seats and still space for loads of luggage. The computer shows it has averaged 20MPG (US) over its 7000 mile life, which is amazing for what has to be a 4 tonne car.
It has loads of great features, the best being the drivers seat vibrates if you are about to crash into something. I am not so sure it would be much use in the UK but for the roads (and parking spaces) over here it is perfect.
Ben
nobrakes said:
0a said:
Northbrook said:
It was lovely to see the attachment the thread has for r129sl's battleship yesterday. I feel very fortunate to get the chance to spend a few days driving it.
... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
r129 kindly let me drive it - it's a great car. Totally unlike modern diesels (even 6 cylinder diesels). It's like a ship or a plane. Gathering speed in a gradual way before feeling like it's ready for a long journey for a long time. ... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
I'd be interested to compare this car against my similar year, tiny mileage (by comparison - 73k) petrol 320 on a long, high speed run. I bet r129's car would feel younger in most important ways.
Just get to each place ASAP to enjoy the food and wine. Pre-book restaurants if poss. Tabacs can be great fun too.
The Millau suspension bridge is well worth a detour, as is the descent from the plateau to the Mediterranean; it is a three lane autoroute which twists and turns so much that in places there is a 50km/h limit.
Also down that way, the Viaduc de Garabit is a magnificent nineteenth-century brother to the twenty-first's Millau. It is just off the autoroute, in the middle of nowhere. I think there is a provincial hotel/restaurant/café there.
Le Mans is worth pulling off for if only for the vibes you get driving down the Mulsanne straight in the tyre tracks of so many greats who have gone before. And as mentioned privately, the Hotel de France at La Chartre sur le Loir is an affordable and atmospheric overnight stop.
I'm missing it already! Let me know how you're getting on.
r129sl said:
nobrakes said:
0a said:
Northbrook said:
It was lovely to see the attachment the thread has for r129sl's battleship yesterday. I feel very fortunate to get the chance to spend a few days driving it.
... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
r129 kindly let me drive it - it's a great car. Totally unlike modern diesels (even 6 cylinder diesels). It's like a ship or a plane. Gathering speed in a gradual way before feeling like it's ready for a long journey for a long time. ... which leads me to a question: on my route (Le Havre, Le Mans, Montlucon, Millau, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes) are there any particular things I should aim to see/do?
Other than 'not damage the car'...
I'd be interested to compare this car against my similar year, tiny mileage (by comparison - 73k) petrol 320 on a long, high speed run. I bet r129's car would feel younger in most important ways.
Just get to each place ASAP to enjoy the food and wine. Pre-book restaurants if poss. Tabacs can be great fun too.
The Millau suspension bridge is well worth a detour, as is the descent from the plateau to the Mediterranean; it is a three lane autoroute which twists and turns so much that in places there is a 50km/h limit.
Also down that way, the Viaduc de Garabit is a magnificent nineteenth-century brother to the twenty-first's Millau. It is just off the autoroute, in the middle of nowhere. I think there is a provincial hotel/restaurant/café there.
Le Mans is worth pulling off for if only for the vibes you get driving down the Mulsanne straight in the tyre tracks of so many greats who have gone before. And as mentioned privately, the Hotel de France at La Chartre sur le Loir is an affordable and atmospheric overnight stop.
I'm missing it already! Let me know how you're getting on.
If I didn't need an estate I'd be all over an LS460, think they're a fantastic car, or a GS450h if I didn't need a boot at all.
After a week with the Skuperb I'm not convinced of it's bargeness credentials; It's right is quite firm (though I'm not convinced all the wheels are perfectly round, going in for refurb in a couple of weeks) and the DSG doesn't really do waftiness quite the same as sorted slush box. Quite like it though.
After a week with the Skuperb I'm not convinced of it's bargeness credentials; It's right is quite firm (though I'm not convinced all the wheels are perfectly round, going in for refurb in a couple of weeks) and the DSG doesn't really do waftiness quite the same as sorted slush box. Quite like it though.
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